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yesterday afternoon vs last afternoon

Both 'yesterday afternoon' and 'last afternoon' are correct phrases, but they are used in different contexts. 'Yesterday afternoon' refers to the afternoon of the day before today, while 'last afternoon' refers to the afternoon of the most recent past day. They are not interchangeable as they convey different time frames.

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yesterday afternoon

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the afternoon of the day before today.

Use 'yesterday afternoon' when you want to specify the afternoon of the day prior to the current day.

Examples:

  • I met her yesterday afternoon for coffee.
  • We went for a walk in the park yesterday afternoon.
  • Yesterday afternoon was very relaxing.
  • Did you see the news yesterday afternoon?
  • She called me yesterday afternoon.
  • Jun 3, 2012 ... I started to London yesterday afternoon . I started to London yesterday morning. I ask because it is supposedly correct to say 'last night'. Why ...
  • Dec 11, 2023 ... All my clients have pretty much zero data in their report som yesterday afternoon and none sofar today. even though data is comming in in the debugger.
  • Anita had called him yesterday afternoon from Canberra and they had talked for an hour. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers ...
  • Sep 24, 2024 ... I spent yesterday afternoon sitting at my desk, with my doctor's instructions in my head: sit forward with both feet firmly on the ground in ...
  • Apr 9, 2019 ... We had the privilege to spend yesterday afternoon with Sadhguru, this dear brother on the path. If you haven't seen his work, we certainly ...
  • Sep 29, 2024 ... Grateful to spend yesterday afternoon at the Last Chance Community Pow Wow's 25th anniversary in Helena. Montana Tribes make our state the Last Best Place.
  • Mar 22, 2019 ... Flying into LAX yesterday afternoon at 230 pm (ish) I saw a shiny silver orb with an extension off the bottom of it in the cloud layer as we were coming down ...
  • Jun 10, 2024 ... Yesterday afternoon I walked through the most amazing time capsule. I performed in Minneapolis last night at the Orpheum Theater and right ...
  • Jun 17, 2022 ... so yesterday afternoon I decided to try and get the shiny wrinkler and I got it today noon in sub 2500. Achievement.
  • What They Did Yesterday Afternoon. By Warsan Shire. they set my aunts house on fire i cried the way women on tv do folding at the middle like a five pound ...

Alternatives:

  • the afternoon of yesterday
  • the afternoon before today
  • the previous afternoon

last afternoon

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to refer to the afternoon of the most recent past day.

Use 'last afternoon' when you want to refer to the afternoon of the day immediately preceding the current day.

Examples:

  • I saw him last afternoon at the store.
  • We had a meeting last afternoon.
  • What did you do last afternoon?
  • She visited her parents last afternoon.
  • Last afternoon was very busy.
  • Dec 4, 2019 ... Hi I was wondering if "last afternoon" is correct and used. Did you watch that film last afternoon?
  • Last Afternoon by Japanese composer Takuma Watanabe. Released in an edition of 300 clear vinyl and 200 CDs.
  • "Yesterday afternoon" and "last afternoon"? Or maybe both of them are correct and have the same meaning? If yes, Which between them is often used?
  • Jun 3, 2012 ... I ask because it is supposedly correct to say 'last night'. Why don't we say 'last afternoon' or 'last morning'?. expressions.
  • My Last Afternoon With Uncle Devereux Winslow. 1922: the stone porch of my Grandfather's summer house. I “I won't go with you. I want to stay with Grandpa ...
  • Amazon.com: On the Occasion of My Last Afternoon: A Novel: 9780060797140: Gibbons, Kaye: Books.
  • Aug 28, 2024 ... It's my last afternoon with Meteorologist Rachel Frank Going to miss her and our crew!
  • Aug 28, 2024 ... 296 likes, 33 comments - ryanbretonwx on August 28, 2024: "It's my last afternoon with @rachelfrankct … going to miss her and our crew!".
  • Sep 18, 2011 ... Tagged with On the Last Afternoon. Short Story Author Highlight: James Tiptree, Jr. Most science fiction enthusiasts know that ...
  • On the Last Afternoon: Disrupted Ecologies and the Work of Joyce Campbell offers a number of portholes into the relations between photography, philosophy, ...

Alternatives:

  • the afternoon of the previous day
  • the afternoon before today
  • the afternoon of the day before

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